IT Data Architect

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Job Summary

This role guides the development and management of a portfolio of solutions in the data, reporting, predictive intelligence, and data science domains. Solutions include projects, products, systems, shared infrastructure services and shared application services. The data architect provides the necessary thought leadership, analysis and design tasks to develop technology solutions that meet business needs and align with architectural governance and security standards. This includes the technical design, process design, architectural information model, and day-to-day contributing to data management and data governance practices as an influencer and stakeholder.

Contributions may be made in other areas as needed.

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality Attribute assessment of delivered solutions
• Application availability of delivered solutions
• Production incident rate of delivered solutions
• Percent of business data modelled and made available on the data platform
• Business value created through optimization, simplification, and/or rationalization of platforms and tools
• Platform Health/ Vulnerability Assessments

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide architectural direction and guidance to data engineering teams
• Translate business problems, requests, and/or requirements into defined data solutions
• Document the data platform to effectively capture and communicate how business capabilities are realized or enabled through technology and process.
• Develop strategies, roadmaps, principles, standards, and best practices for the data platform.
• Support engineering teams in executing against strategies, roadmaps, principles, standards, and best practices for the data platform.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and guidance for engineering and delivery teams
• Analyze industry, technology, and market trends to introduce best practice frameworks/capability models tailored to control costs, provide higher quality and/or increase predictability of service delivery

CANDIDATE SUMMARY

Required Experience

• Seven (7) years experience in data architecture or a related technical field with significant design contribution
• Strong knowledge of data ecosystems, Big Data patterns, Cloud Service Providers, business intelligence solutions, data integration patterns, kappa and lambda data warehousing patterns, retrospective reporting, predictive analytics, and exploratory analytics patterns.
• Strong knowledge of modern data and platform delivery practices in one or more recognized paradigms (data fabric, data mesh, data warehouse, data lake house, data lake, etc.)
• Expert knowledge across a broad set of data delivery and data hosting platforms. (RDBMS, "No SQL", data query tools, data visualization tools, persistent data models, integration platforms, etc.)
• Expert understanding of data engineering fundamentals, implementation of modern data platforms, and data modelling characteristics
• Familiarity with of information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, and one or more architectural frameworks

Required Leadership Traits and Characteristics

Exceptional analytical and technical skills, Problem Solving, Collaborative, Achievement Mindset, Ability to be thrive in the face of ambiguity and challenge, Drive to do the right thing, leading through influence, Servant Leader, Strong verbal and written communication skills

Formal Education, Qualifications or Training

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, 7 years of experience in an architectural role or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Base Pay Range $112,200 - $145,900 / year

While starting pay falls within the given range, it can vary based on factors like geographic location, skills, education, and experience. Total earnings may also be affected by overtime, incentives, commissions, performance, and route assignment (where applicable).

Why Choose Us?

A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within. We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.

Below you'll find information about some of what we have to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.

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Professional and Personal Growth

• Multiple avenues to grow your career
• Training and development programs available
• Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)

Health and Wellness

• Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1
• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more

Savings and Retirement

• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions

Work-Life Balance

• Vacation days & sick days
• Company-paid holidays & floating holidays
• A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility

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